Hey readers!

So I have a surprise that may be bad news or good news! haha. This is the LAST chapter of Panic! I know, I know. But don't worry. This chapter is lovely and happy. I love this chapter. So cute :) This is as fluffy of a writer as I get so eat it up and enjoy. haha.

I'm thinking of starting another Hatsuharu/OC fanfic but I'm having a bit of trouble coming up with an idea. You know, I like to be creative and do stuff no one else has done before. I've been thinking of doing one about another Zodiac. Not a next generation. Ewh. No, I'm talking about the American Zodiac. LIke Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, stuff like that. And have them be cursed with the same kind of thing. However, this main charachter will hate Haru at the beginning! I have a reason. It's like an instinct hate. The main character, a girl obviously, is going to be a Taurus. Taurus is the sign of the Bull. I figure, Bull, Ox, pretty similar. So it's like competition. So the whole story will be kind of like a new Zodiac family meets the Sohma Zodiac family. What do you guys think?

I'd love your opinion and I do hope you enjoy that LAST chapter of Panic!

Animic

XI

In Memoria

Mikoto woke up from bed that morning. Everything seemed like such a dream. Her Aunt and Uncle were gone, and her mother was back. Her mother! It was unbelievable. She felt like the luckiest person alive! Ever! Everything seemed to be going good for her.

They were on break away from school so Mikoto could spend all of her time with her mother. Her mother had bought a house with the money that was in their bank account. Mikoto would have gotten it if her mother had actually died, but since she was still alive and Mikoto wasn't eighteen eight, she wasn't allowed to have it. However, now it could be spent.

Her mother got a part time job as a waitress and Mikoto even started working. Her Aunt and Uncle didn't let her have a job before. Her time was specific to them beating her but now she felt obligated to get a job. A girl from school named Tohru told her there was a janitor job opening in her building and even got her the job so Mikoto had been working there from now on.

Mikoto even got to decorate her own room. Her mother told her she could do it however she wanted. Mikoto had a recent obsessions with the colours black and white. Also, recently she's been dreaming a lot about cows for some reason. Mikoto didn't understand why but cows were all she dreamt about now so she figured it's her new favourite animal. Mikoto had a picture of a field with cows in them and even had a cow stuffed animal. Her bed sheets were black and white spotted, like a cow.

"Mikoto! Dinner's ready!" her mother called from the kitchen.

Her mother could only afford to get a two bedroom house with a kitchen, living room, and one bathroom. It just had the essentials and Mikoto was very satisfied with it. It was homey and nice and it just let her and her mother be closer than ever. Often, Mikoto slept with her mother even though she had her own room. It just had been so long since she'd seen her, she wanted to spend as much time with her as she could.

Mikoto skipped to the dinner table and sat down right next to it as Kimiko put some delicious smelling noodles on the table. "These smell delicious, mom. Thank you!"

It had been almost a month since Mikoto had moved in with her mother and they were already becoming a family again. Mikoto was so happy for once. She was breaking out of her shell finally and actually opening up to people. She had friends. She became close to a boy named Momiji who was in her class. He was so little that one would assume him to be in elementary school but low and behold, he was much older than that! He was so sweet and energetic though. Momiji always seemed to be a familiar friendly face to her. She felt comfortable around him.

Often, she stared at the white haired boy in her class. Haru Sohma. Apparently, he was related to Momiji. Mikoto never asked Momiji about Haru. She was afraid to be embarrassed. He just seemed to sad all the time. Mikoto always wondered why. Ever since he saved her that day, she still hadn't got the guts to go thank him. She didn't know why. Something held her back.

When Mikoto was finished with dinner, she stood with a large smile on her face. "I've got to go to work now, mom!" Her mother stood up and they hugged tight. "Thanks so much for dinner!"

"You're welcome, honey. Be safe!" Kimiko said.

Mikoto smiled. "I will. Thanks! You too!"

There was a definite change in Mikoto's personality ever since her mom came back. Everyone saw that. All of the people at her school seemed to notice. She was no longer the mysterious girl that hid and shied away from people. She was actually rather social and happy, and made friends. It was very new, but Mikoto enjoyed it. Her mother definitely rubbed off on her.

Hours later, she was finished with work and was walking out of the building with Tohru. "Thanks for getting me this job, Tohru! It means a lot!"

"Oh, don't worry about it. It was nothing. I'm just glad I could help!" smiled Tohru.

"You did much more than help, Tohru. I'm helping my mom out with these bills I bring in every week so you're helping my mom out too. She told me to thank you."

Tohru smiled. "Tell her she's more than welcome. Well, I go this way. Be safe, Mikoto. I'll see you on Tuesday, then?"

Mikoto nodded and waved to Tohru as she turned towards her house. Mikoto smiled and made her way back to her mothers house. There was a skip in her step. A skip that had never been present before. Mikoto was finally happy and cheerful. She hadn't been this happy since she was five.

She opened the door to her house and found Kimiko sitting down with a cup of hot chocolate, but there was someone else too. Someone else was holding a cup of hot chocolate. It was the mysterious white haired boy from before. Mikoto blinked a few times before she finally found words.

"H-haru. Hello," she said. It was slightly awkward. Why was he here? They had never spoken before. I mean, sure, he had saved her but Mikoto was still unsure why he did that in the first place. Mikoto had never really spoken to him before. It didn't really make any sense.

"You're home early," Kimiko said with a soft smile which Mikoto returned.

"Well, Tohru and I are a fast working team," Mikoto laughed. She went into the living room and took her coat off, placing it on the rack. "Is everything alright?"

Haru nodded. "Yes, it's fine. I was just talking with your mother. Do you mind if I talk with you too?"

Mikoto nodded. She was slightly bewildered. What on earth would he want to talk to her about? They barely spoke in school. Maybe it was something to do with Momiji. Maybe she did something to him without knowing. Oh, no! Mikoto hoped not!

"Is Momiji alright?!" she asked out without thinking.

Haru turned towards her and widened his eyes. "Oh, no, he's fine. He gives his regards and hopes your enjoying your holiday. Kimiko, would it be alright if we talked in her-"

"By all means," Kimiko said, nodding towards Mikoto's room. Mikoto glanced at her mother in bewilderment but her mother just nodded at her. Mikoto trusted her mom but she didn't know this Haru kid. She didn't know what kind of person he was. If what it was wasn't about Momiji, what else could it possibly be about?

So, Mikoto followed Haru into her room. She went to close the door and looked over at Haru. However, Haru seemed to be entranced in her room. He was looking at the cow stuffed animal and black and white spotted bed sheets along with the posters and pictures of cows.

"So….you like cows?" he asked with a small smile on his face.

Mikoto smiled sheepishly. "Yes, well, it's a bit of a recent obsession I suppose. I dream about them constantly. In fact, I think that's all I dream about."

"You….dream about cows?" Haru asked. His eyes were wide and they looked kind of a mix of emotion. Sad and happy. Mikoto squinted trying to read what he was thinking but it was kind of hard. He was such a mysterious person.

"Oh, yes. Frequently," Mikoto laughed a bit. "I'm not sure why but I've become a bit obsessed with them. Oh well, we all have that one weird thing about us I suppose." Haru nodded and continued to stare at all the cow merchandise she had in her room.

Haru was truly touched. Mikoto was fighting to remember, then. She was trying to remember everything that had been between them. That much was clear to Haru. Hope was starting to boil in Haru's veins. Maybe she would remember after all. If she could remember the cow of the Zodiac, maybe she'd remember him as well.

"I don't mean to sound weird, but you were in one of my dreams once as well," she said with a smirk.

"I was?" he asked in an extremely surprising tone.

"I know. Weird, right? Considering how I've scarcely talked to you since we've met but, what can you do, they're dreams right? You were sitting in a cow field with a bunch of other cows," Mikoto said. She laughed at the memory. She must have sounded so stupid. Haru sitting in a field with a bunch of cows, but she was telling the truth. "I'm sorry, my mouth has run away with me again. What did you want to talk to me about?" she asked.

Haru smiled as she told him of the dream. There was hope after all then. Maybe somehow Hatori sort of held back. That he didn't get rid of all of her memory. Haru didn't know. Maybe Mikoto was just fighting really hard. It didn't make much sense. Most people, once their memories are erased, well, they don't remember anything. Not a thing, but Mikoto seems to remember something. If not, he doubted she'd be dreaming about him and a bunch of cows.

"Uhm…." murmured Haru. His eyes were still on everything in her room. He was amazed. Haru turned around and looked her straight in the eye. There was a kind smile on her face. The smile he had never seen on her before she met her mother. Now, that smile was always there. She was happy. It made Haru's heart fill with warmth.

Without thinking, Haru walked towards her. He cupped her cheeks with his hands and placed a kiss on her lips. He just had to kiss her. Akito wasn't in charge anymore. Haru could do what he wanted, and what he wanted more than anything was her.

He didn't feel her kiss back, though. It didn't surprise him. Haru didn't understand why he thought that one kiss would make her remember anything. He was just getting his hopes up. Perhaps he should have let her gradually remember everything. She seemed to be doing fine, but Haru was impatient.

He ended the kiss and pulled away from her. Suddenly, Mikoto pulled him back. She grabbed his tie and pulled him close to her. Mikoto kissed him this time, passionately. She wrapped her arms under his arms and grabbed his shoulders on his back. Mikoto remembered. It was a little hazy, but she remembered. She remembered how Haru had been there for her. How Kazuma had taken care of her at the dojo. She remembered the amusement park, the talks with Hatsuharu. And she remembered the day he transformed when she hugged him. Wait.

Mikoto released the kiss and stared at Hatsuharu. "Why aren't you a cow?" she asked.

Haru was smiling now. He couldn't help it. He knew she didn't remember but she must have liked him at the moment. He was very happy. Then, he got slightly confused. "I'm not in your dream right now, Mikoto." He said with a laugh.

Mikoto shook her head. She hugged him and squeezed him tight but nothing happened. Why?! She didn't understand. "You're supposed to be a cow!" Haru was confused. No…did she remember?

"Do you remember?"

Mikoto leaned up at Haru and smiled. She pursed her lips together and bit the right side of her lip. "I remember. It's a bit hazy but…I do."

Hatsuharu couldn't contain his excitement. He placed a kiss on her once more and she kissed back happily. Mikoto hugged Hatsuharu once more and Haru squeezed her back.

"I'm never letting you get away again, Mikoto." Haru told her. Mikoto squeezed him back just as hard. She started to cry. When Haru heard her, he retracted a bit. "What's wrong?" asked Haru. He held out his hand and pushed the tears away with his thumbs.

"No…no. I'm just happy," she said with a smile. "These are happy tears. For once." Haru chuckled. "So…why aren't you a cow? You never answered me."

"Tohru broke the curse. Her and Kyo are together now. Apparently, the only way to break the curse was for someone to love Kyo. Which I thought would have been impossible."

Mikoto laughed and slapped Haru playfully. "Well, I'm glad. So….how's Akito? Is he okay?"

Haru nodded hesitantly. "Yeah….he repented. But…he is a she."

Mikoto frowned. "I don't understand."

"Akito is a woman apparently. Who would have thought?" Haru laughed slightly.

Mikoto widened her eyes. "Alright, then. So…is everything okay? Is it alright? I mean….they're not going to erase my memory again, are they?"

"No. Even if they tried, I would kill them," Haru said with a smile. He kissed her once more. He couldn't believe where he was. Mikoto remembered. He never needed anything else the rest of his life. All he wanted was for her to remember, and she did.

...And they all lived happily ever after.

THE END

I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS STORY!

This is my FIRST ever Furuba fanfic. I hope it was alright. I wanted to give a personal tribute to all my reviewers! You give me such confidence and make me want to write. Personally, I want to thank Miyuki Sohma77. You've reviewed practically every chapter I wrote of this story and your words are so kind and uplifiting. I'm so glad you enjoyed this story!!

All of you! Thank you to ANYONE who read/reviewed/alerted/favorited this story! I appreciate anything. I'm just glad people are reading it and I'm not just taking up space. haha.

I hope you enjoyed this story and hopefully cross your fingers for more furuba fanfics from me. I think I'm hooked. :P haha. Bye bye, for now.